Experience: Entering his second NBA season (played with Sacramento Kings and Houston Rockets last season)

Expected role: LaMarcus Aldridge's backup at power forward; a rebounder off the bench

What he did last summer: Played for the Blazers at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.

Extension: The Blazers on Monday exercised their third-year option for Robinson (along with their option on fellow second-year players Damian Lillard and Meyers Leonard). All three were lottery picks in the 2012 NBA draft. "Live to fight another year," Robinson said. "That's definitely an exciting thing for me, but I'm looking for bigger."

That's what he said: "Most of the young guys I was with all summer, and when it comes to guys like the veterans, you already know what they can do, you know what LaMarcus can do, you know what Robin's capable of, Mo Williams -- their track record speaks for itself," Robinson said of his new team. "I'm not surprised by any talent that's here already. We have a lot of talent."

Expectations for the season: Despite averaging 10.4 points and 12.8 rebounds at summer league, Robinson doesn't consider his Las Vegas performance as anything exceptional, calling it "a step forward." Robinson said he thinks his second NBA season will go better than his first because he expects to be given more opportunity to play and prove himself than he was as a rookie. Will he be the Blazers' first frontcourt player off the bench? "If it's up to me, then I would do all I can to make sure I'm the first big off the bench, but I'm not the coach, so … whenever my name's called, that's when I'll go out."